Christopher Guard

Known for ActingBorn 1953-12-05 (age 72)London, England, UK

Christopher Guard (born 5 December 1953 in London) is an English actor. Educated at Latymer Upper School, Guard was a member of the National Theatre aged 20. He has appeared inVienna 1900 (1973), Memoirs of a Survivor and Return to Treasure Island (1986). His roles on television include the young David Copperfield in the BBC's 1966 TV serial adaptation, Marcellus in the BBC adaptation of I, Claudius, Ferdinand in the BBC Shakespeare production of The Tempest, Ken Hodges in the medical drama Casualty and Bellboy in the 1988 Doctor Who serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. He demonstrated his singing ability in the film version of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music in the role of Erich Egerman. Guard voiced Frodo Baggins in the animated version of The Lord of the Rings (1978). Guard has two daughters from his marriage with Lesley Dunlop and one daughter with actress Cathy Shipton.[1] His brother is the former actor Dominic Guard and he is a cousin of actress Pippa Guard; he is the son of actor Philip Guard and actress Charlotte Mitchell.Read more

Movies & web series

Wilfred and Eileen

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Sherlock Holmes

John Diamond

Joe's Ark

The Duchess of Duke Street

Great Expectations

I, Claudius

Tom Brown's Schooldays

The Worst Witch

Doctor Who

Secret Army

A Woman of Substance

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

The Professionals

Lovejoy

Shoestring

Les Misérables

Testament: The Bible in Animation

My Cousin Rachel

The Tempest

BBC2 Play of the Week

Bugs

Playhouse

Vienna 1900

Cluedo

The Bill

The Lord of the Rings

Dead Man's Folly

David Copperfield

Casualty

Loophole

A Little Night Music

Malice Aforethought

Blackeyes

BBC Play of the Month

The Happy Autumn Fields

Sweet Wine of Youth

A Light That Shines

A Hymn from Jim

The Chester Mystery Plays